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Originally Posted by adam-machiavelli
Orleans Centrum will never succeed as a popular local destination as long as there is a regional shopping centre directly to the west and tons of big-box retail to the south. These two areas pull prospective users away from the Centrum site.
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Personally, I think Place d'Orleans has a lot of potential - it would be best if the roof was removed and converted into a lifestyle centre with expansion directly to Centrum (basically connecting the two, albeit with a road in between). The SE corner parking lot and the approach to the transit station should be redeveloped for an expansion directly to the Centrum/Place d'Orleans Drive intersection. I wonder if the owners of Place d'Orleans want to consider that?
The residential portion could be extended out to Tenth Line Road, possibly hooking up to a new transit station there (even though there isn't really much opportunity for a Park and Ride, it isn't exactly necessary with Trim nearby).